2015_q1/2015_03_02_kite_anchor

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A ground anchor can be very handy for solo launching and landing of a kiteboarding kite. In a pinch you can improvise with your safety leash around a fixed object, but that impairs a safety system and requires a solid object in the right place. I put this anchor together from a retired rock climbing sling, some corrugated drain pipe, and a pet anchor. Some sort of protection is critical because you don't want a sharp and pointy steel object knocking around in your trunk or on the beach around kites and boards!

This link will almost certainly break, but the anchor is a Tractor Supply SKU 2436087 Retriever® Tie Out Stake with Auger, coming in at 24" in length and about $20 USD.

assembled with drain pipe carrying/protection tube 2' level for scale with wooden handle anchor was from Tractor Supply, just under 4 wooden handle locks anchor in to drain pipe corrugation, pipe is about 4.5